Rural population rose 1.92% to 36.3 mil in Uganda in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population in Uganda reached an all time high of 36.3 mil in 2024 and an all time low of 7.30 mil in 1960. When compared to Uganda's main peers, rural population in Kenya amounted to 39.5 mil, 11.7 mil in Rwanda, 9.37 mil in South Sudan and 56.8 mil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2024.
Uganda has been ranked 16th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | mil | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burundi | mil | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | mil | 2.86 | 2.88 | 2.91 | 2.93 | 2.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (DRC) | mil | 50.0 | 51.1 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 54.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo (ROC) | mil | 1.81 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.87 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | mil | 89.3 | 91.2 | 93.1 | 95.1 | 97.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | mil | 36.6 | 37.1 | 37.6 | 38.1 | 38.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | mil | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | mil | 8.50 | 8.73 | 8.97 | 9.20 | 9.38 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | mil | 8.14 | 8.35 | 8.54 | 8.64 | 8.72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | mil | 28.9 | 29.6 | 30.3 | 31.0 | 31.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | mil | 38.0 | 38.8 | 39.5 | 40.2 | 41.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | mil | 31.7 | 32.5 | 33.4 | 34.2 | 34.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | mil | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 |
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